no ice build up on me, but yes on my handle bars and bike overall.
I'm always overly warm, and sweat like a pig during summer, fall, spring times.
So winter time is pretty damn right temperature for me.
Is like having the air-con on all the time

snow in my head/helmet melts away, same for the face mask
places i do get snow/ice accumulation is on my stereo headset.
and edges of the goggle, i keep wiping it off with my gloves, when there are too much.
LOL it'll be nice if they sell goggle with little wipers build in

i keep a can of WD40 with me, to keep the brakes lubed, and to prevent snow from sticking up to it.
the bike gets real stiff below Zero Celsius.

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Down to about zero C, I use regular MTB glasses a helmet and pull the hood of my hooded sweatshirt over my helmet. This provides a good balance of warmth and ventilation.
From zero to -10 C; I switch to a RibCap Marley, same glasses and hooded sweatshirt combination.
Below -10 C is the only time i get out the ski goggles for cycling.

I have the same nose tent... I am searching for a way to keep my nose from frosting up.. Think I am going to resort to a plain scarf... Frozen nose snot just is not nice.. The nose tent seemed to get into the way of removing falling liquids.

I have used a balaclava. When cold enough I breath through the fabric. The exhale pushes moist air out that freezes quickly, within about 2 miles it starts restricting airflow. Not all that strange. I switched to using a knitted scarf wrapped multiple times around my head, and that dissipated the airflow enough that it didn't restrict airflow, but the scarf is a lot to deal with. Those little holes in the face mask look like they could easily clog with ice, hence the wonder about the length of the ride and temperature that the face mask works well for...

^^^ But the breathing holes are right against my mouth. My exhaled air is way to warm to freeze that fast, at least at the temperatures we get here. When I get ice build up, it's usually on the part down by my chin or something.

Granted, below minus 15C I wear *two* face masks, one normally and one down a bit so the nose tent is over my mouth. The combo keeps my nose warm, but still directs the air down away from my goggles when I breath out.

Trick I figured out last year snowboarding that works well on the bike, too. First, get a plain old-school ski mask with three holes, like this. Next, get a cold gear Under Armor hood, like this. Wear the UA hood over the ski mask. What makes this a good combo is that ski mask keeps the cloth from UA hood slightlly away from your mouth/lips/face/etc. Hence, you don't experience moister on the mask as much and things don't freeze up nearly as fast...and it's super-duper warm.

Drink sin and ride with the devil.Up front there ought to be a man in black -Johnny Cash

same here, my head + exhaust air, is way too hot for any ice to form near that area.

Originally Posted by ghettocruiser

^^^ But the breathing holes are right against my mouth. My exhaled air is way to warm to freeze that fast, at least at the temperatures we get here. When I get ice build up, it's usually on the part down by my chin or something.

Granted, below minus 15C I wear *two* face masks, one normally and one down a bit so the nose tent is over my mouth. The combo keeps my nose warm, but still directs the air down away from my goggles when I breath out.

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